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Trovebox

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Trovebox
Type of site
Image Hosting Service
Headquarters
USA
Founder(s)Jaisen Mathai and Patrick Santana
URLtrovebox.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationNot required for viewing
Launched2011
Current statusDefunct

Trovebox was a digital photography sharing and management platform. As of March 31, 2015, the service has shut down.

History

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A Trovebox user's homepage

Trovebox was initially started by Jaisen Mathai as a Kickstarter project[1] and launched in December 2011.[2] Trovebox was originally known as OpenPhoto until being rebranded in January 2013.[3]

Trovebox received funding from the Shuttleworth Foundation.[4]

On January 16, 2015, the company announced[5] that they would be shutting down on March 31, 2015.

Features

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Trovebox consisted of a platform API,[6] web application, iOS application[7][8] and Android application.[9] A unique feature of Trovebox was the ability to connect to various cloud storage services including Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3, Dreamhost Dreamobjects and Trovebox's own storage.

Trovebox's server-side, Android app, and iOS client source code is available on GitHub under the Apache open source license for users who prefer to install Trovebox themselves.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "OpenPhoto on Kickstarter". Kickstarter.
  2. ^ "OpenPhoto 1.3.1". OpenPhoto blog via Archive.org. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Say hello to Trovebox". OpenPhoto blog via Archive.org. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Shuttleworth Foundation". Shuttleworth Foundation.
  5. ^ "Trovebox is shutting down". Trovebox website via Archive.org. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Trovebox API". Trovebox. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Trovebox for iOS". Apple App Store.
  8. ^ "Trovebox launched iPhone app". TechCrunch.
  9. ^ "Trovebox for Android". Google Play Store.
  10. ^ photo (Trovebox Community Edition) GitHub
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